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in 1930 as a public amenity. It is unusual in being a bandstand in a residential square rather than a large public park. In August 2008, Northampton Square bandstand was the inaugural venue for the musical entertainment Big Summer Busk. In 2010, it was a venue for the
Bandstand Busking event. After
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was founded, and its original building opened in the Square in 1896. In 2001, a fire gutted the Grade II listed
College Building; it was fully restored, re-opening in July 2006. The Institute evolved to become The City University, created by Royal Charter in 1966 and housed in a major new campus,
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The area began to be developed in the industrial revolution. The land was laid out as a residential square in 1803-04 and the houses were built between 1805 and 1814. The square took its name from the local landowner, the
Marquess of Northampton. The gardens were opened to the public in 1885, with
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